Four Color #355

In "The Hot-Rod Hare," Bugs sets out to settle old scores—both with the Speed-Burner gang and with Tom Turtle, whose past victory in a race still stings. Armed with a jet-powered hot rod and a clever scheme to trick the gang into hiring Tom as their driver, Bugs faces off against a rival jet car in a high-stakes race full of sabotage and speed. The finish line brings an unexpected tie, and with it, a surprising new ride.

In this 1951 Four Color tale, Bugs the beaver finds himself in a race against time when he spots a lighthouse keeper stranded in his rowboat far from shore. With an ocean liner approaching the jagged rocks and the lighthouse dark, Bugs must navigate his speedboat to the beacon—only to have the instructions stolen by a mischievous seagull, sending him on a frantic chase across the waves.